Father José Luis Hernández-Ayala

Age: 30
Birth Date: May 8, 1976
Place of Birth: Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
Parents: Miguel Crespo-Alicea and Migdalia Ayala-Quiñonez.
Siblings: José Ramón (older brother) and José Juan (youngest brother)

Education: Earned a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico; received a master’s of divinity in theology after two years’ study at St. Mary’s in Baltimore and two years’ study at Mount St. Mary’s in Emmitsburg, Md.

Work Experience: Worked as a document control clerk at CSA Architects and Engineers in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and as a missionary with Pontifical Missionary Works of Puerto Rico; also worked in parish ministry, at missions as a preacher, on a Catholic radio program, in nursing homes, with hospice for AIDS patients (Hogar Crea Centro Médico, Puerto Rico), in hospital ministry (Hospital Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y el Caribe), and in youth ministry (San Juan and Atlanta).

Primary Hobbies and Interests: Golf and sports in general, visiting the beach, salsa dancing, and singing.

Pastoral Internships: St. Joseph Church, Dalton; Good Shepherd Church, Cumming; St. Pius X Church, Conyers; Corpus Christi Church, Stone Mountain.

Additional Languages: Spanish

Particular Ministries of Interest: Evangelization; teaching philosophy some day at the college level.

First Assignment: Prince of Peace Church, Flowery Branch

Pastor: Father Fred Wendell

Father Yuen Servanez-Caballejo

Age: 29
Birth Date: August 7, 1978
Place of Birth: South Cotabato, Philippines
Parents: Nicanor and Darlinda Caballejo
Siblings: Glenn, Lalaine, and Nicole Pauline

Education: Earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from St. Camillus College Seminary, Manila, Philippines; earned a master’s degree in divinity from Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary, Emmitsburg, Md.

Work Experience: None

Primary Hobbies and Interests: Tennis

Pastoral Internships: St. Peter Church, LaGrange; Holy Family Church, Marietta; Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta; St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Alpharetta.

Additional Languages: Tagalog, Hiligaynon, and Cebuano

Particular Ministries of Interest: Hospital visits

First Assignment: St. Brigid Church, Alpharetta

Pastor: Msgr. Paul Reynolds

Father Rafael Ángel Carballo-Arroyo

Age: 44
Birth Date: March 23, 1962
Place of Birth: Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Parents: Rafael A. Carballo-Collazo and María Arroyo
Siblings: Vivian Marie, Carlos J., and Vanessa Carballo

Education: Attended high school at Colegio Espíritu Santo-Hato Rey, Puerto Rico; earned a bachelor of science degree in agriculture (poultry science) at Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan.; earned a master’s degree in business administration from Universidad

InterAmericana-Río Piedras, Puerto Rico; completed the formation program for the permanent diaconate in Atlanta in 2001; and completed graduate studies in divinity at St. Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, Pa.

Work Experience: Worked as a plant supervisor, broiler specialist, quality assurance specialist, and in other supervisory roles at ConAgra Poultry Company (in Puerto Rico and in Dalton) 1985-2002.

Primary Hobbies and Interests: Travel, photography, and baseball

Pastoral Internships: Served at St. Joseph Church, Dalton, as full-time permanent deacon from Feb. 2002 to Aug. 2004.

Additional Languages: Spanish

Particular Ministries of Interest: Hospital visitation, prison ministry, Hispanic ministry

First Assignment: St. Brendan Church, Cumming

Pastor: Father John Howren